Scholar to talk about role of science in law

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Northwestern Law professor will examine barriers to effective engagement

Northwestern University

CHICAGO --- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law's Shari Diamond, one of the foremost empirical researchers on jury process and legal decision-making, will address the importance of involving scientists in the legal system at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston.

Diamond's presentation, part of the Science and the Law seminar "When the Legal System Seeks Help From Scientists: Successes and Failures," will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Hynes Convention Center, Room 302.

The Howard J. Trienens Professor of Law and a research professor at the American Bar Foundation, Diamond will present "Effective Engagement Between Science and the Law." She also will discuss insights from an American Academy of Arts and Sciences study that examines the barriers to effective engagement.